R 211834Z Nov 08
MARADMIN 661/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI/TECOM//
SUBJ/RELEASE OF THE ROSETTA STONE LANGUAGE LEARNING SOFTWARE//
REF/A/MSGID:COE CHARTER/CAOCL CTR EXCELLENCE CHARTER/-//
POC/SHANNON, W.D./MAJ/UNIT:CAOCL S-3/NAME: (703)432-1743
/TEL: 378-1743/EMAIL:EMAIL WILLIAM.SHANNON@USMC.MIL//
AKNLDG/NO//
NARR/REF A DESIGNATES CENTER FOR ADVANCED OPERATIONAL CULTURE
LEARNING (CAOCL) AS THE MARINE CORPS ORGANIZATION CHARGED WITH
INSTITUTIONALIZING AND MANAGING THE SERVICE LEVEL
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL CULTURE TRAINING
AND OPERATIONAL LANGUAGE FAMILIARIZATION TRAINING PROGRAMS.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/IAW REF A, CAOCL INSURES MARINES AND MARINE
UNITS ARE EQUIPPED WITH REQUISITE REGIONAL, CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE
ABILITIES ALLOWING THEM TO PLAN AND OPERATE SUCCESSFULLY IN THE
JOINT EXPEDITIONARY ENVIRONMENT, IN ANY REGION OF THE WORLD, IN
CURRENT AND POTENTIAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, TARGETING PERSISTENT
AND EMERGING IRREGULAR, TRADITIONAL, CATASTROPHIC, AND DISRUPTIVE
THREATS. CAOCL PROVIDES MILITARILY SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL
CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO MARINES AND
MARINE UNITS BY USING AN EFFICIENT MIX OF RESIDENT INSTRUCTION,
PME, MOBILE TRAINING TEAMS (MTTS), DISTANCE LEARNING, DISTRIBUTED
LEARNING AND COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING. THIS EDUCATION AND TRAINING
IS ACCOMPLISHED IOT BETTER PREPARE THEM FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS
IN EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD IN CURRENT AND PROJECTED
OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS.
2. MISSION. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY CAOCL IS PROVIDING ROSETTA STONE
LANGUAGE LEARNING SOFTWARE IN ORDER TO PROMOTE PME LANGUAGE
EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE TOTAL FORCE AND IN SUPPORT OF THE CAREER
MARINE REGIONAL STUDIES (CMRS) PROGRAM.
3. EXECUTION. ALL ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE MARINES WILL BE ABLE TO
ACCESS THE ROSETTA STONE LANGAUGE LEARNING SOFTWARE VIA THE
MARINENET DISTANCE LEARNING PORTAL: WWW.MARINENET.USMC.MIL.
3.A. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS. ROSETTA STONE LANGUAGE LEARNING
SOFTWARE PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY 150 HOURS OF SELF-PACED/COMPUTER
BASED EDUCATION FOCUSING ON LANGUAGE FAMILIARIZATION IN 31
LANGUAGES.
NOTE: THE TIME ESTIMATE IS BASED ON RESPECTIVE COURSE CONTENT AND
DOES NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AN INDIVIDUALS SPEED OF LEARNING
AND/OR THE ISSUE OF MORE DIFFICULT LANGUAGES SUCH AS CHINESE
AND ARABIC.
3.B. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF LANGUAGES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:
SPANISH
(LATIN AMERICAN), SPANISH (SPAIN), ENGLISH (US), ENGLISH (UK),
ARABIC (MODERN STANDARD), FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, PORTUGUESE,
RUSSIAN, CHINESE, JAPANESE, HEBREW, IRISH, DUTCH, FARSI, GREEK,
HINDI, KOREAN, POLISH, SWEDISH, DANISH, INDONESIAN, LATIN, PASHTO,
SWAHILI, TAGALOG, THAI, TURKISH, VIETNAMESE AND WELSH.
3.C. OF THE LANGUAGES OFFERED, THE FOLLOWING 15 LANGUAGES ARE
CONSIDERED OPERATIONALLY RELEVANT TO THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT:
SPANISH (LATIN AMERICA), ARABIC, FRENCH, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN,
CHINESE, FARSI, HINDI, KOREAN, INDONESIAN, PASHTO, SWAHILI,
TAGALOG, THAI, AND TURKISH.
3.D. THE ROSETTA STONE LANGUAGE LEARNING SOFTWARE IS A COMMERCIAL
OFF-THE-SHELF PRODUCT AND IS CURRENTLY NOT DESIGNED TO MEET
SPECIFIC PREDEPLOYMENT TRAINING PREPARATION (PTP) NEEDS.
4. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS:
4.A. NON-NMCI COMPUTERS (PERSONAL, LANGUAGE LEARNING RESOURCE
CENTER, ETC.) SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY MEANS FOR UTILIZING THE
ROSETTA STONE LANGAUGE LEARNING SOFTWARE.
4.A.1. ATTENTION: CURRENTLY NMCI COMPUTER SEATS CAN UTILIZE THE
ROSETTA STONE LANGUAGE LEARNING SOFTWARE EXCEPT FOR THE SPEECH
COMPONENT. APPROVAL FOR THE SPEECH COMPONENT SOFTWARE THROUGH
NMCI COMPUTER SEATS IS FORTHCOMING.
4.B. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
4.B.1. OPERATING SYSTEMS: WINDOWS (32-BIT EDITIONS ONLY) 2000,
XP OR VISTA, MAC OS X 10.4 OR 10.5
4.B.2. BROWSERS: INTERNET EXPLORER 6SP1, INTERNET
EXPLORER 7, FIREFOX 2.0, SAFARI 2 AND SAFARI 3
4.B.3. FLASH: PLUG-IN 9.0.47 OR LATER INSTALLED ON BROWSER
(SHOCKWAVE 8 OR HIGHER FOR VERSION 2).
4.B.4. USB HEADSET NOTE: SERVICE PROVIDED HEADSETS ARE AVAILABLE
VIA THE LANGAUGE LEARNING RESOURCE CENTERS AND THE DEPLOYABLE
VIRTUAL TRAINING SUITES.
4.B.5. 1 GHZ OR FASTER PROCESSOR SPEED
4.B.6. 512MB MEMORY
4.B.7. 800 X 600 DISPLAY RESOLUTION (1024 X 768 RECOMMENDED)
4.C. ROSETTA STONE LANGUAGE LEARNING SOFTWARE IS ONLY AVAILABLE
TO THE FOLLOWING: ACTIVE DUTY, ACTIVE RESERVE, SELECTIVE MARINE
CORPS RESERVE (SMCR), MOBILIZED IRR AND MARINE CORPS CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEES. NON-MOBILIZED IRR MARINES AND MARINE CORPS DEPENDENTS
ARE NOT ALLOWED ACCESS TO THIS PROGRAM AT THIS TIME.
4.D. TRACKING: PERSONNEL SHOULD PRINT AND RETAIN PROOF OF COURSE
COMPLETION IN ORDER TO FACILITATE FOLLOW-ON CMRS PROGRAM
EDUCATIONAL CREDIT.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL:
5.A. CAOCL IS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION FOR THE CMRS PROGRAM.
MARINES SHOULD REGULARY CHECK THE CAOCL WEBPAGE
(HTTP://WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/CAOCL/) FOR UPDATES ON ROSETTA STONE
AND OTHER CAOCL SPONSORED DISTRIBUTED LEARNING PRODUCTS.
5.B. ALL QUESTIONS RELATED TO ROSETTA STONE SYSTEM ISSUES SHOULD
BE DIRECTED TO THE MARINE NET HELP DESK. THE HELP DESK MAY BE
REACHED BY PHONE AT 1-888-4DL-USMC (435-8762), DSN 995-6049 OR
COMMERCIAL 301-995-6049 DURING THE HOURS OF 0800 - 1900 EST
MONDAY - FRIDAY.
6. THIS MARADMIN IS APPROVED FOR RELEASE BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN,
DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//